Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-29


year thereafter, two Justices shall be elect
ed for full terms OF twelve years, except
that In every twelfth year thereafter, three
Justices hall be elected for full terms II
the Chief Justice, or any. Ju, tice, becomes
permanently disqualified. ieither mentally
or physically, to perform the duties of his
Office, and such fact is certified to the Gov
ernor by five Justices, one of whom may be
the Chief Justice III case OF the disability OF
Justice. the ofice Of tuch di.qualitied
he shall be paid = retiring salary of two
hundred and fifty (260) dollars per month
for the remainder of his term. II vacancy
exist or occur in the Office of a Justice, the
Governor shall appoint person to hold the
Office for the remainder OF the unexpired
term. The Governor shall appoint Justice
to hold office as Justice for the unexpired
term of the late Chief Justice.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
To propose to the people of the State an
amendment to the Constitution of the
Judiciary Department.
Resolved, That the Legislature of the State
of California, at Its regular session, COM
mencing on the third day of January. A. D,
eighteen hundred and eighty.scveD, two
thirds okaIl members elected to each Of the
two Houses of said Legislature voting in
favor thereof. hereby propose that section
IL
of said State, be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section II. The Justices of the Supreme
Court, and Judges of the Superior Court.
shall severally, AZ stated times during their
In office, receive for their
services, compensation which shall not be
or diminished a tertheir election,
nor during the term for which they shall
have been elected. The salary of the Jus.
tices of the Supreme Court shall be paid by
- n,,.,. .ho1 at hn ooIo rf n
superior Court Judge shall be paid by the
State; the other half thereof shall be paid
by the county for WI ich he is elected The
annual salaries Of the Justices of the Su-
preme Cours shall be seven thousand FIVE
hundred dollars (s75oo) each. and the Su.
preme Court Commis sioners six thousand
dollars ($6000) each. Until otherwise
changed BY the Legislature. the Superior
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
of three thousand do lars each, payable
monthly, except the Judges of the city and
county OF San Francisco. and the counties
of Alameda, Los Angeles. Santa Clara, Yuba
and Suffer combined, Sacramento, Butte,
Nevada, San DIEGO, San BernardinO, Co usa
and Tehama, who shall receive five thou
sand dollars, and the Judges of the couu ties
of rulare, Monterey, Sonoma and San Joa.
quin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
u
section eight, of Article XI, Of the Con.
stitution of the State of California, re
lating to the framing of a charter for
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand :inhabitants, and for cities of ovel
ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand inhabi ants.
Resolved, That the Legislature of thu
State of California. at its regular session
commencing on the third day of January
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, two
thirds of all the members elected to each o
the two Houses of said Legislature votini
tion eight, of Article XI, of the Constitu
ION of said tate, be amended SO as to reat
as follows:
Section 8. Any city containing a popula
tion of mere than one hundred thousaDt
inhabitants may frame a chart r for its owl
government, consistent with and subject Il
the Constitution and laws of thi, State, b,
causluga Board of fifteen freehOjders, VIII,
shall have been for at least five years quail
fed electors thereof, to be elected by tn
qualified voters OF such city, at any genera
or special election, whose duty it shall be
within ninety days after such election, t,
prepsre and propose q charte' for such city
which shall be signed in duplicate by tn
members of such Board, or majority o
them. and returned, one copy thereof to tn
Mayor, or other a;,v chief nd .ss executis, Uths
to the Recorder of Deeds of tn
county. Such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily papers o
general circulation in tuch city, for at leas
twenty DAYS; and within not less than tnirt
days sitter such publication 1t shall be sut
| mitted 10 the qualified electors of such city
| at general or special election, and If a ma
jority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be submitted TO the Legislature Tor 1t
approval or rejection as whole, withou
| power of alteration or amendment and
approved by a ma jority vote of the member
elected to each House, 1t shall become tn
cha ter of such city, or If such city be con
sol d ated with county. then of such cit,
law thereof, and .supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, an6
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy of such charter, certified by hi
Mayor, or chief executive officer. and au
tn n.icated by the seal OF such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
ele ctors and its ratification by them, .hal
be made in duplicate. and deposited. one in
the office OF the Secretary of State. the other
after being recorded in the Office of The Re
corder of Deeds of the county, among the
erchi yes of the city. All Courts shall take
judicial notice thereof. The charter sc
ratified may be amended at intervals of moi
less than two years, by proposals therefor
submitted by Legislative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at a gen
erIl or special election held at lesst sixty
days after the publication of such proposals
AID ratified by at least three-fifths of the
qu l'fed electors voting thereat, and ap
proved by the Legislature as herein pro
vided for the approval of the charter. II
submitting any such charter, or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or PROPOSE
tion may be presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted on separated,
without prejudice to others. Any city
than ten thousand and not more
than one hundred Thousand inhabi
tants may frame charter for its;own gov
rnment, con istent with and subject TO thl
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus
ing Board of fifteen freeholders. W no shall
have been for at least five years qualified
electors thereof, to be elected by the quail
fed V ters of said city, at any general OF
special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, tt
prepare and propose charter for such city
which shall be signed in duplicate by The
members of such Board, or majority OF
them, aud returned, one copy thereof to the
Mayor or other chief executive of said city
and the other to the Recorder of the county
Such proposed charter shall then be pub.
lished in two daily papers of general circu
lation in such city, for at least twenty days
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion OF
the cha'te and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mit,ed to the qualified electors OF said city,
at a general or special election, and if a
majority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall raIify the same, 1t shall there
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as a whole, without
power OF alteration or amendment, and If
approved by majority vote of the members
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
charter of such city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
charter, and any amendments thereof, and
sll special laws Inconsistent with such char
ter A copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chiefexecutive officer aud anthem
ticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the,
electors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate au deoosited, one in
the office OF the Secretary of State, and the
other, after being recorded in said Recor-
der's office, shall be deposited In the arch
ives of the city; and thereafter all Courts
shall take judicial notice of said charter.
The charter SO ratified may be amended, at
intervals OF not less than two years, by pro.
posals therefor. submitted by the legislative
authority of the city to the qualified electors
thereof, at a general or special election
held at least sixty days after the publication
of such proposals and ratified by at least
three-ffths of the qualified electors voting
and approved by the Legislature as
herein provided for the approval of the
charter. In submitting an v sIlch ri a rter or